Bipartisan outrage has continued following the release of graphic footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month — with lawmakers saying such a brutal reaction was 'unconscionable.'
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols sits with her husband, Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells and civil rights Attorney Ben Crump during an interview with ABC News, Jan. 27, 2023.Bipartisan outrage continued following the Friday release of graphic footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month -- with lawmakers saying such a brutal reaction was "unconscionable.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., a past negotiator in Congress on potential policing reform, called for punishments for those involved."We have been here too many times before. We cannot continue down this path. America cannot stand silent," Scott said in a statement. "This was a man beaten by the power of the state. We must unite against this blatant disregard for human life especially from those we trust with immense power and responsibility.
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols sits with her husband, Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells and civil rights Attorney Ben Crump during an interview with ABC News, Jan. 27, 2023.The video has also renewed discussions on Capitol Hill about a compromise on federal legislation to change policing in America -- a goal lawmakers in both parties have sought since George Floyd's murder in 2020 in Minneapolis.
Negotiations among Sens. Scott and Cory Booker, D-N.J., and others faltered over qualified immunity, which shields police from lawsuits, and how officers should be prosecuted, ABC News reported at the time. Durbin said Monday that he's entering into talks with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on a proposal that could change the laws that protect officers from lawsuits. Graham, in a tweet on Sunday, proposed changing the qualified immunity statutes so that officers remained protected but departments could be sued."I want to rekindle this conversation," Durbin said Monday. "And if others want to participate, they're welcome as far as I'm concerned.
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